Maximum Yield's Industry News | January 2017

6 Steps to Get Your Dream Job
It’s one thing to
pitch yourself on a
computer screen,
quite another to
do it in person.
Unplug and
get outside.
Some of you are currently out of work.
Others of you are already employed
but want something better. It’s tough getting
a new job either way—and sending
out your resume just doesn’t cut it. Despite
what it may seem, there are many people
out there looking to hire, and I want to
encourage you today that you can get any
job you want, even if you are unemployed.
I know all about the things most job
seekers do wrong. Earlier this year I did a
reality TV series on hiring people.
I can assure you that most people
don’t know these six tips to get hired
in today’s marketplace:
NEVER RELY ON RESUMES
You should have a resume and you
need to keep it current and show all of
your accomplishments, but the resume
isn’t going to land you your job. I don’t
even look at someone’s resume at my
company. The resume is about what you
have done but all I care about is what
you can do for me in the future. Businesses
don’t hire a resume, they hire people
that can help the company bring in more
revenue. Never rely on a resume.
STOP COUNTING ON RECRUITERS
The truth is others shouldn’t need to
get you your next job. Headhunters and
recruiters are representing many people
and they won’t present you better than
you will. You need to have the mindset
that you are the only one that will make
this new job thing happen. Don’t leave it
up to recruiters and pass the responsibility
to them. You are dependent upon you.
DON’T DEPEND ON THE
HR DEPARTMENT
Seek to bypass HR even though this is
not politically correct. Your goal is to find
out who knows the players in the company
and get your story in front of the decision
makers. HR are just the gatekeepers.
It is the decision makers who have
the most invested in moving the company
forward. You want to get in front of them,
not in front of HR. That said, treat the HR
people like millionaires and you might
get to the decision makers.
QUIT LEANING ON THE INTERNET
Too many people do all their job searching
on social networking sites and while
they may be a good place to get a date,
it will not get you your dream job. Let the
other 25 million people depend on the
‘net’ while you get yourself physically in
front of decision makers. It’s one thing
to pitch yourself on a computer screen,
quite another to do it in person. Unplug
and get outside.
GET GREAT AT SELLING
Everything in life is a sale and everything
you want is a commission. If you
want a job, you will have to sell yourself.
Never go into an interview like the
majority do. They just are looking to be
interviewed. You go in to sell yourself.
70 January 2017 // Maximum Yield's Industry News